Why Worry?
We all do it. We worry. We let our imagination run wild and before we know it, we have conceived the most unbelievable story in our mind. The horrific events in our minds would make an excellent script for a Hollywood drama but our imagined nightmares rarely turn into reality.
A family member is an hour late from an evening out and before you know it, you have conceived a horrific car wreck with painfully mangled bodies. Or, finances begin to get tight around your home and your imagination runs wild with thoughts of you and your poorly dressed kids standing in line at a soup kitchen begging for help. We all do it but we don’t have to. Why? because...
Our Father doesn’t want to just half-heartedly give you the scraps from his table. He wants to give you the whole feast. Jesus says in Luke 12: 32God loves to give you his best.
“So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.” (NLT)
Did you get that? Did you see it? Right there in the Bible Jesus says, God not only wants to take care of you, he wants to give you the kingdom! He doesn’t want to give you just enough. He longs to give you the whole kingdom! Here’s what it means:
If God loves to give you the kingdom, don’t let your mind run wild with horrific thoughts. Next time, imagine what could happen if God gave you the most incredible outcome you could imagine.Imagine the Best!
I know what its like to let my mind run wild and be surprised by a better than imagined outcome. Everyday, I look around and see incredible blessings in my life that one time I worried about. When I read Luke 12:32 this week, I was blown-away by the fact that God wants to give me the kingdom. He wants to give me the riches, the authority and the blessings of his kingdom. I feel dumb for worrying, but today I choose to imagine the best. Let’s imagine the best together.
The Most Blessed Pastor in the World,
Pastor Randall
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